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20 Communities To Address Climate Change, Resilience, Social Equity

Business Facilities

Read: 20 Communities To Address Climate Change, Resilience, Social Equity at BusinessFacilities.com. Green Building Council is expanding its LEED for Cities and Communities program with a new $500,000 grant from Bank of America.

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Pandemic Makes Homeowners $1 Trillion Richer

Pro Builder

American homeowners have collectively gained $1 trillion in home equity since the beginning of the pandemic. jump in equity, according to numbers from CoreLogic. On average per homeowner, that would be a $17,000 gain—the highest equity gain in more than six years. But not all homes are equal. Read More. .

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Multifamily visionary: AvalonBay’s relentless attention to detail

BD+C

The publicly traded equity REIT traces its origins to 1978 and the formation of Bay Apartment Communities, which merged with Avalon Properties Inc. AvalonBay Communities, the fourth-largest owner of apartments in the U.S., holds more than 85,000 apartments, in 291 communities.

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15 Cities, Counties Join Green Buildings Leadership Program

Business Facilities

In partnership with Bank of America, USGBC LEED for Cities certification has provided over $2 million to accelerate action on climate change, resilience, and social equity.

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Women to the Rescue: How to Solve The Skilled Labor Shortage in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

While that means there’s still some work to be done in terms of pay equity, it also means construction could be an appealing career for many women. Massachusetts, for example, aims to have women make up 20 percent of its construction workforce by 2020. Massachusetts isn’t alone in its efforts, either. percent of what men do.

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Integrated Builders Begins Renovation of 10 Oceana Drive in Canton

Construction Superintendent Magazine

has begun construction on 10 Oceana Drive in Canton, Massachusetts. Integrated Builders Project Manager Bob Purdy will work with Superintendent Colin Little and owners, Equity Industrial Partners, throughout the renovations and will lease 10,000 square feet of this space to the first tenant, The Pulse Network.

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“Once-in-a-Generation” Opportunity for Women in Construction: Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act

Autodesk Construction Cloud

For example, by 2013, 38 projects in Massachusetts had adapted to focus on increasing the number of women in the industry and had 7.33% of the work hours completed by women. The recruitment and hiring of women have the potential to meaningfully change the workforce landscape of the construction industry.